I actually explored some of the possible ends towards the end of my essay "On Copying and Owning," http://drostie.org/on_copying.html http://drostie.org/on_copy

I actually explored some of the possible ends towards the end of my essay "On Copying and Owning," http://drostie.org/on_copying.html http://drostie.org/on_copying.html . My point there is that the copyright lobby is facing an existential struggle: and if they really want to "win" then everyday folks will also face an existential struggle when fighting against them. In that sense there is actually a surprising amount at stake. I am not sure that the original post is "radicalized" per se. Piracy is becoming more and more accessible and mainstream, is how I would put it. The original post mentions how Napster changed everything, and I think that, when combined with BitTorrent, that's very true indeed.